I am a wife to an engineer who wishes he was a carpenter and a mother to three children. I love things like little girls in pink dresses with lots of tulle, Jesus because He loved me first, little boys in baseball caps, scripture verses that I am pretty sure were written just for me, a cup of coffee with hazelnut creamer, my satisfied soul during worship at our church, watching my husband draw out something really cool that he will soon build for me, a newly renovated room, candles, buying discounted furniture for rooms that only exist in my head, my cell phone, Aaron Shust music, Jimmy Buffett music (without the occasional bad word), and the movie You've Got Mail.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Several weeks ago, I decided I was going to convert Thomas' nursery into a craft room. I felt a little guilty considering my baby boy is only a few months shy of 2 years old. It felt like I was forcing him to grow up before his time. The only was I could justify such selfish behavior on my part, was to create an oh so fun room for our little guy. So I got to work. Here is the before. Yes, it is painful to look at, and yes I had already tried out a little bit of dark brown paint on that back wall:And here is the after...

I did a lot of decorating with what I had. We used many pictures and toys that used to be my husband's when he was a tiny tot.

We got creative and "fingerprinted" our dog. I think it adds to the charm of the room.

More little man accessories...

These are items I brought over from his nursery that I just wasn't ready to let go of...

My grandmother's quilt she made for Thomas when he was born...

I used a lot of my sister's photography...

Here is a little bit of copycat decorating. Have you seen Emily's boy's room over at Jones Design Company?

Emily's framed monograms are much fancier, but the idea is the same.

A few more details worth showing...

Here is more decorating with stuff we had around the house, like baseball caps and my collection of the Left Behind book series. Maybe in about 15 years he will read them.

Have you seen these "Little Buddy" pillows from Serena and Lily? They are darling, but I refuse to pay their price tag...so I made my own.

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Hi Amy! I got on to shut my computer down and saw your post pop up! I just absolutely love your son's room! What a very special place for your little guy to grown into. I'm partial to all of those heirloom touches too and I think they are getting a new life in this fabulous new space. Great job!Vanessahttp://southerninmyheart.blogspot.com

Absolutely adorable!!! Your little mans room looks just like my sons...the decor is VERY similar. And those pillows...my sons are white with red dogs :) Too cute hun! You did a fantastic job & i'm sure he just loves it to pieces.

Does Thomas sleep in that big boy bed, or is he still sleeping in a crib? I remember moving my oldest out of the crib when he turned 2, because his younger brother was about to be born. But I kept my "baby" (now 13 years old) in a crib until he was over three years old. He didn't mind, and he wasn't a climber, so everyone was happy!

I'm looking forward to seeing the details on this room--and then I'm really looking forward to seeing your craft room!

It looks wonderful, Amy! I like how you did one wall dark and I thought the other walls were wallpapered! I can't believe you stenciled them ~ I'm looking forward to reading a post about that. Love all the little touches. What's good is that he will be set in this room for many years. You did a great job!

I LOVE your baby boys room!!! And how timely I stopped by tonight, I have almost the SAME bed in my garage that I am going to be spray painting tomorrow!!!! I am wondering if I need a boxspring or just a mattress? Did you use a boxspring? I had metal slats put in mine.....